"Withholding Treatment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Withholding or withdrawal of a particular treatment or treatments, often (but not necessarily) life-prolonging treatment, from a patient or from a research subject as part of a research protocol. The concept is differentiated from REFUSAL TO TREAT, where the emphasis is on the health professional's or health facility's refusal to treat a patient or group of patients when the patient or the patient's representative requests treatment. Withholding of life-prolonging treatment is usually indexed only with EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE, unless the distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment, or the issue of withholding palliative rather than curative treatment, is discussed.
| Descriptor ID |
D028761
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.952 N02.421.585.952
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| Concept/Terms |
Withholding Treatment- Withholding Treatment
- Treatment, Withholding
- Treatments, Withholding
- Withholding Treatments
- Cessation of Treatment
- Treatment Cessation
- Treatment Cessations
Withdrawing Treatment- Withdrawing Treatment
- Treatment, Withdrawing
- Treatments, Withdrawing
- Withdrawing Treatments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 24 | 22 | 46 |
| 2018 | 24 | 21 | 45 |
| 2019 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 2020 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Withholding Treatment" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes of Patients Denied Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Greater Paris, France. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Oct 15; 204(8):994-997.
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Impact of COVID-19 on medical treatment patterns in gynecologic oncology: a MITO group survey. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2021 10; 31(10):1363-1368.
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The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the quality of life and treatment disruption of patients with breast cancer in a multiethnic cohort. Cancer. 2021 11 01; 127(21):4072-4080.
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Unexpected impact of COVID-19 lockdown on spinal mobility and health perception in spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 12; 80(12):1638-1640.
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Amiodarone-induced organizing pneumonia mimicking COVID-19: a case report. Eur J Med Res. 2021 Jun 27; 26(1):62.
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Discontinuation versus continuation of renin-angiotensin-system inhibitors in COVID-19 (ACEI-COVID): a prospective, parallel group, randomised, controlled, open-label trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 08; 9(8):863-872.
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Discontinuation of Antihypertensive Medications on the Outcome of Hospitalized Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2. Hypertension. 2021 07; 78(1):165-173.
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Turkish IBD Organization's Position Statement on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Management Recommendations During COVID-19 Pandemic. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2021 06; 32(6):488-492.
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Causes and Circumstances of Death among Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 06; 18(6):1076-1079.
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[Influence of COVID-19 on issues relating to end of life and the support of patients]. Soins. 2021 May; 66(855):26-29.